Last spring, I visited my Grandma who lives in the mountains. She told me this one tree growing in her backyard was very special. I noticed the initials P. B. J. carved in the trunk. When I touched it...
Christina Marie, U.S.A., age 7
...It very nice. then I came into my grandma house I told her I wish I had that tree. When I got home a witre bird was in my back yord. That bird droped a seed. Then I saw the seed gowing. How I wat it . My wish had came trow. But with my name. The End
Samantha, U.S.A., age 5
...I felt a heartbeat. The tree was alive. It told me that the initials PBJ meant someone's name. It was gramma's name! Gramma is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and I am a grape!!! We go to picnics by the tree! The tree is our friend.
Nissa, Indonesia, age 10
...It was fresh carved and I was more curious than ever. Just when i try to figure it out, my best hated friend in school Kathy notice me (oooh i hate when that happens) and said "oh wow did you wrote that?" she said "i did not i just found it carved here about an hour ago. And it's just carved too" i said. "wanna help me found the one who carved it ?" i asked "sure, glad to" she said. and after weeks and months of searching we finnaly found the one who did it and (drum roll please}
P.B.J. that turns out to be our Pricipal Parker who Bought our new school janitor John .ha....ha we fooled you !!!!!!!!!!!!(this is a story joke book) THE END
Alec, U.S.A., age 5
...It turned into peanut butter and jelly. I ran into the house and told my Mom what had happened. She told me to go outside and get some peanut butter and jelly for her to eat. We had a feast of peanut butter and jelly.
Christina, U.S.A., age 10
...peanut butter and jelly sandwiches started to grow on the tree. I climbed up the tree, and picked a sandwich. Then I touched the tree again and the sandwiches disapeared.
James, U.S.A., age 11
...it suddenly let out a blast of heat. It was some hologram. I thought to myself, "Man, I have been watching way too much Star Trek." I went in and suddenly I saw a space ship. I was so startled I ran up out of the hologram, yelled, "GRANDMA." She came by. She said, "You know too much,inferior. now I must KILL YOU!" Here I stand now, frozen in a force field, surfing the web.
Marina, U.S.A., age 13
...I transformed to Jupiter. I saw sandwiches with dark and white bread. Some of them noticed me and a sandwich man invited me to live with him. One day when I looked in the mirror I saw that I was a sandwich. "Wake up, I made sandwiches, peanut butter & jelly." Aaah!
Brittany, U.S.A., age 10
...A strange guy walked out behind from the tree. "Who's that?" I asked. " That's your grandpa Peter Brandon Jones!"
Jamie, U.S.A., age 7
...MY initials, J.M.K. appeared below the initials already printed on the trunk. My gandma was so surprised she almost fainted! I'm a girl, so you'd expect me to scream. But I didn't. You know what I did? I fainted! My grandma had to dump some water on my head. "Hey!"
Tiffany, U.S.A., age 10
...The sky lit up, and grandma was so happy. After it was all over grandma told me what P.B.J. meant. She said it ment Patie Bunchlin Junior. Then she touched it, and I saw it had J.D.C. on it. Then she told me what it meant. It ment John Davis Calvin, and that she had been in love with John a very very long time ago.
Rachel, U.S.A., age 13
...the letters just magically dissappeared. As if by magic, a tall thin man appeared from behind the tree! I thought he was funny looking, so I looked away, before I started to laugh ( I didn't want to be rude.) I told the man that he would have to try harder at disguising himself, for it was it was plain to see that it was my wierd uncle, Jack. As he sadly walked away (because he was so dissappointed his trick didn't work) I called out to him "Uncle Jack you're better than David Copperfield, because you are my uncle."
Thomas, U.S.A., age 4.5
...I turned pink. My Grandma said, "Who is it?" I stepped in and she said, "a pink boy, AHHHHHHHH!". I turned back to regular.
Natalie, U.S.A., age 8
...the tree became alive. I was very excited! Now I had made a new friend, I could play with it the whole day! But my grandmother certainly would not believe me. THE END.
Andrea, U.S.A., age 11
...I saw a person in the tree, weird. Then I told my Grandma. She said that I was crazy! I told her I was not crazy! Next she touched it and she saw the person too. She said we were both crazy! That was the weirdest Spring I Have ever had.
Ashley, U.S.A., age 9
...looked as if i were back in the old days. I decied to look around it looked very weird. I did not like the looks of it. I thought I saw my grandma but I did not see her. I asked every one but they did not know anybody by that name.
Hanna, U.S.A., age 4
...THEN THE WHOLE TREE WAS COVERED WITH PBJ HEARTS.
Lidyia and Marina, Europe, ages 11 and 13
...I magically transported to Mars. I saw many gingerbread men, women, and children. Some were chocolate and some were vanilla flavored, they all looked so delicious that I started drooling. By and by some of them started noticing me. A chocolate flavored gingerbread man invited me to his ginger-bread house. From now on I lived with him but intended to find a way back. The only thing he gave me to eat was gingerbread cookies. That's what all the gingerbread people ate. Soon I grew tired of all the gingerbread stuff. All I could think about was gingerbread. One day I looked in the mirror and saw a gingerbread boy staring back... "Wake up, Robert! I baked you some gingerbread cookies!" my granny replied. That was enough to set me running. And why couldn't I realize that P.B.J. stood for Practical Bread Jokes?!
Kyle, U.S.A., age 6
...it was alive it started spitting out peanut butter and jelly. And he had some bread and made a sandwich.
Katie, Canada, age 8
...the tree it came to life she said her name was,then she stopped. She didn't know what her name was. So she went looking if anyone knew her name was. One day a little girl came up to the tree and said I know what your name is because your initials are on your trunk your name is Patty Belinda Jackson and the tree was very happy and lived happily ever after. THE END.
Cameron, U.S.A., age 7
...it started to glow, I wonderd what it was so I called my Grandma and she said...
Krianne, Phillipines, age 9
...it tingled. The next day, during breakfast, the doorbell rang.A man about 68 was standing outside the door. "My name is Peter B. Jared." I heard grandma gasp. "Peter! All those years!" They hugged each other. Then I knew what PBJ meant. The End
Dani, Canada, age 11
...I became the tree and saw my grandma and her boy friend it was werid! I heard them talking about something I couldn't understand what they were saying. It sounded like the end of summer. They were saying bye bye, call me, and they were going to say something more but grandma called me for lunch.The END
Curtis, age 9
...a giant alein grabbed me. I was sucked in. I had all my juice sucked out. Then he threw me out. THE END
Julia, Canada, age 10
...the tree magically came to life. It took me to this magical world. They gave me all sorts of treats to eat. It was so much fun. I made a friend with a little tree named Woody. ALl of a sudden everything started to spin and i was back at my Grandma's house. What a great day
Ana, U.S.A., age 13
...it turned into a giant heart and went skipping off.
Merissa, U.S.A. (currently), age 11
...I began to feel a strange sensation. Like I was stretching! My clothes were changing, too! I was wearing torn overalls and scragly work boots.
Ivana, U.S.A., age 10
...I had become so beautiful. My hair so long and red. My eyes blue as safires. One thing was wrong! My grandma's cottage turned into a castle.I went inside to find her. But I couldn't. Finally I gave up. Neeled down, with my hands in my face and cried. Then I called out: "Gramdma, where are you?" Then I heard footsteps. "Oh,no, somebody"s coming! Who's here"?, asked the voice. I hid behind a bookcase. Between the books I saw a boy. Dark brown eyes, with lite brown hair. Since part of my beauiful pink dress was showing, he saw it and pushed away the bookcase. "Oh,hi!" I saw that the boy was blushing. "Hi!", I said. To be continued...
Michelle, Canada, age 12
...my hand started to glow like a fire ball trying to devour me. I shut my eyes to see what would happen when i started to feel sickly so i sat down and fell into a deep slumber. When i awoke i saw a beautiful and dainty princess pattind a wet towel on my head, telling me to just relax. I sat up in a flash of light and looked around me for an explainion on why i was in this strange room with this beautiful princess but i found nothing. I ever so slowly asked her what her name is all she did was nod her head, i'm not sure what she ment by that but that little nod reasured me that i was safe. Finally after awhile she told me that her name was Pilnality Beatrice Jamal,P.B.J the same letters on the tree! Now the princess told me to go outside and touch the same spot on the tree that i did to get here, so i did. Just then i heard a voice say "would you like to know about the letters in the tree?", and it was grandma. All i said was"i think i already know!" THE END
Gloria, U.S.A., age 10
...the J jumped off the tree and started running around! My mouth dropped open in exitement.Then something really strang happened. It mutated into a baby lamb and I took care of it until it died. The end
Tiffany, U.S.A., age 11
...THE TREE SPUN AROUND AND IN PLACE OF THE TREE WAS A WIRED LOOKING MAN. HE SAID HELLO IN A STRANGE ENGLISH ACCENT. IT LOOKED AS IF HE WHERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING MORE BUT IN AN INSTANT THE TREE WAS RIGHT WHERE THE MAN HAD BEEN STANDING.
Nina, U.S.A., age 10
...the leafs turned into peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! I was so surprised I just stood there my mouth open. I dashed into my grandmother's house and told her about it. She saw for herself and was surprised, too. So for the rest of my stay, we ate the tree.
Nikki, U.S.A., age 9
...a magic door opened and a "Pretty Baby Jackrabbitt" hopped out eating a "peanut-butter and jelly" sandwich and said "please bring me some juice !" I gave her some juice and she hopped back into the tree and said, "please come back in June !".
Jeff, U.S.A., age 9
...the tree started raining Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches. I ate and ate and ate until my mouth got so sticky that I couldn't open it. I yelled and yelled but no one could hear me since my mouth was glued shut. I keeled over in exhaustion and decided that I needed a glass of milk. The end.
